Inking device for ticketing-machines.



F. KOHNLE.

INKING DEVICE FOR TIGKETING MACHINES. APPILICATION FILED JUNE 17. 1914.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

NITED STATES PATENT oriuon.

FREDERICK KOHNLE, 0'13 DAYTON, OHIO.

INKING DEVICE FOR TICKETING-MACHINES.

. Application filed June 17 Another ob'ect 'of my invention is to connect, =a n .inking i pad upon an oscillating member'through the medium of a yielding floating knuokle, for yieldingly compressing the pad against thelprinting surface and in approximately a parallel plane therewith, and to provide means for rocking said oscillating member at predetermined intervals.

Various other objects of my invention will be more fully, revealed from the annexed drawings and description thereof, illustrating preferred embodiment, andin suchdrawings like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several viewsj'of .Whi'cht- V Figure 1 is a right side elevation of my improved ticketing machine, illustrating the inking devices, forming the basis of this invention connected therewith. Fig. 2 is a left side elevation of the upper portion of the machine. of the upper portion of the machine with some of the parts omitted for the sake of p clearness, and with part of the frame work in section. Fig. 4 is an enlarged mutilated sectional view of the end of the lever arm supporting the inking-pad.

The machine to which the inking devicesare applied is made the subject-matter of several applications, among which is an application filed on even date herewith, Serial No. 845724, for printing mechanism, with which the inking mechanism herein conjunctively operates as a preferred construction. The inking devices, however, are not limited in use to such specific type of machine. From the disclosure herein the machine comprises a supporting frame or pedestal 1, an actuator 2 mounted to reciprocate within said frame, which receives its motion from a motor 3 or other power devices congang tag strips. extremity has a lateral pro ect1ng arm 6,

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The printing instrumentalities adopted are such as universally meet the require f ments for marking tags, and the printing Fig. 3 is a right side elevation Specif cation of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 15, 1916.

, 1914. Serial No. 845,726.

'nectedwith the actuator by a pitman 4. A

table 5 projects laterally from the frame 1, upon .which the material is" fed" beneath the printing devices, in this instance, that of The actuator at its exposed upon which the type-holder 7 is removably,

dependingly supported. The printing devices, therefore, are unitarily combined with the actuator to move to and from the table 5,

making an impression with each downward stroke of the actuator.

. As the tag strips a're automatically fed and the machine power driven, the devices are constructed to operate ata high speed,

in an eflicientamanner, which is also required I of the inking devices, which inks the type or printing set up before each impression. The structure is such as to withstand heavy usage, its durability is quite a factor for repairs are not always-within the convenient command of the user, and is one of thereasons which led to the adoption of the present type of machine operating upon subsequently prepared gangs. of tags, over the complicated types of machines, in which the tags or fasteners, and their application, wer" all formedand embodied within a single in set up may be producedin many available ways. t

' In the preferred embodiment, as disclosed herein, the type-holder or chase 7 is arranged for removably supporting .-typebars in linear rows, lino-type or electros, which are inked during each downward stroke of the actuator 2.

An inking-pad 8 is employed for inking the printing surface, which is moved into approximate parallelism with and yieldingly .compressed againstsuch printing surface as contradistinguished from any wiping or rubbing action across the type form" v or printing surfaces from one end toward another. The pad 8 is removably mounted upon a plate 9 projected from a knuckle member 10 floatingly fulcrumed u zm the extremity of the lever 11. The endof the lever 11 is bifurcated with the knuckle member between thefurcations, and-yieldingly straddling a pin 12' 'fixed between the Ifurcations "of the lever and engaged through a slot inthe knuckle member, see

ingly fulcrums the knuckle member under tension in 'a radial directionaway from the fulcrum pin 12 to yieldingly present the pad against the printing surface. The free end 14 of said knuckle' membe'r is notched so as to overlap the cross edge of'the lever and thereby confine-the hinge or swinging motion. of the knuckle member, with a spring 15 insertedbetween the lever and a limb formed by said notch fornormalizing the swinging or rocking motion of-said knuckle member. The lever 11 is pivoted upon the arm 6 of the actuator so as to unitarily move therewith, and it is rocked by the cam lever 16, pivptally mounted, upon a stationary support, and in this instance, between the ear bracket fixed to the tablet. The free end of the lever 16 is pivotally connected to a connecting link 17, which in turn is pivotally connected to the lever 11. The lever'lt}.

is provided with a cam slot 18 within which a pin 19 traverses, fixed to and projecting from the actuator arm- 6. The cam slot'j18 is of such formation to intervally rock the lever 11 at the beginning or the printing stroke of the actuator to swing the pad into and out of engagement with the printing surface during such actuator stroke.

In the construction illustrated, the pad is moved to an inking position upon the return stroke of the actuator, which double inking, more thoroughly inks the printing surface and avoids complication .in the actuating means, although it is obvious and Within the aspect of thisinvention to divert the cam action so as to only be effective in one stroke of theactuator. A spring tension plunger '20 engages against the cam lever 16, stabilizing its movement and offers assistance in the lever movements.

Having. described my claim:

1. In a device of the character disclosed, a printing press movable toward andfrom an impression surface, and inking mechainvention,

nism for inking the printing surface of said press, comprlsing an oscillating member unlpad, a yielding floating knuckle pivotally connecting said pad to said oscillating memberin a laterally extended direction, and

means for oscillating said member.

2. In a device of the character disclosed,-

an impression surface, an inking pad,'means unitarily combined With said press for 'pivotally supporting said pad and moving the pad between the printing and impression' surfaces of said press, and yieldingly compressing it against the printing surface, during the printing movement of said press.

4. In a device of the character disclosed, comprising printing devices movable toward and from an impression surface, an inking pad. therefor, lever means combined unitarily with said printing devices, and a coupling pivotally connecting said pad and lever means having its fulcrum yieldingly a printingpress movable toward and from 5O tarily combined withsaid press, an inking movable and its swing yieldingly confined,

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FREDERICK KOHNLE.

Witnesses EMMA SrnNnn, LOUISE A. BECK. 

